The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology

by Donald H. Berkebile

Contributions from

The Museum of History and Technology:

Paper 34

The 1893 Duryea Automobile
In the Museum of History and Technology

Don H. Berkebile

[EARLY AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE]		[5]
[CONSTRUCTION BEGINS]		[6]
[DESCRIPTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE]		[16]

Figure 1.—Duryea automobile in the Museum of History and Technology, from an 1897 photograph. The gear-sprockets were already missing when this was taken, and the chain lies loosely on the pinion. Shown at the right, the Duryea vehicle following the recent restoration (Smithsonian photo 34183).

Don H. Berkebile